Editing Reading and Leeds Festivals (section)

===2020s===
On 12 May 2020, it was announced that the year's festivals were cancelled due to the ongoing [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom|COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-52637393|title=Reading and Leeds festivals called off until 2021|date=12 May 2020|access-date=12 May 2020|work=BBC News}}</ref> The festivals were due to host [[Rage Against the Machine]]'s first UK show in 10 years, along with [[Stormzy]] and [[Liam Gallagher]]'s first appearances as headliners. The 2021 festival included two main stages with six headliners, among them Stormzy and Liam Gallagher from the previous year's line up.<ref name="beaumont"/>

In 2022, Festival Republic came under fire following a number of incidents at both festival sites. At Reading, multiple fires were reported, as well as mugs, chairs, cups and other objects being thrown. Stabbings were also reported.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-08-29 |title=Reading festival final day marred by violence and tent burning |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/aug/29/reading-festival-violence-tent-burning |access-date=2022-08-29 |website=the Guardian |language=en}}</ref> At Leeds, 16-year-old David Celino died after it was suspected he had taken [[MDMA|ecstasy]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-08-29 |title=Leeds Festival death: Family pay tribute to David Celino, 16 |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-leeds-62713425 |access-date=2022-08-29}}</ref>